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The Chippewa Valley Job Market By the Numbers: 2024

tracing the current ups and downs of the local labor market

Unemployment in the Eau Claire metro area (which consists of Eau Claire and Chippewa counties) stood at 2.8% in ...

Program’s Mission is Connecting Military Veterans with Civilian Jobs

E.C. Area Chamber of Commerce partners with statewide initiative

More than 250,000 people transition out of active duty in the U.S. military annually, bringing the skills and experience they gained from Uncle Sam to the civilian workforce. Now, the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with a statewide group designed to ...

Eau Claire Co. named ACT Work Ready Community

CVTC, community partners lead charge to secure first-in-Wisconsin designation

Chippewa Valley Technical College was alerted that Eau Claire County has been designated the first ACT Work Ready Community in Wisconsin after the college began collaborating with community partners to secure the designation ...

Where the Jobs Are: Holiday Vacations Delivers Dreams, Creates Careers

join the travel industry right here in the Chippewa Valley

Who doesn’t love a vacation? And we’re not just talkin’ hopping on a flight across the pond or carpooling on a road trip to the coast, either. Holiday Vacations, a longtime local business and home-grown success story, is opening its ranks for passionate folks to join ...

Where the Jobs Are: Royal Credit Union Offers More Than a Job

from internships and entry-level careers to in-house promotion opportunities, RCU opens the door to a rewarding work experience

Whether you’re looking for an entry-level position in a new field, an internship to round out your college experience, or an organization where you can plant your roots and grow, there’s a place for you at Royal Credit Union. Take it from Rachel Christenson who ...

Finding the Path to a Great Job in the Valley

10 tips on how to be organized, resourceful, and strategic when locating the perfect job for you

With unemployment at an all-time low and labor shortages in certain sectors, what’s a job seeker to do nowadays? The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development recently released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary employment estimates for the month of May, which showed Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at the record-low rate ...

Where the Jobs Are: Veritas Has Steel Appeal

build your future – and America’s bridges – with a career at Eau Claire’s Veritas Steel

Sometimes it’s hard to tell if you’re making an impact in your job. Progress can be slow, invisible, or even nonexistent. At the end of the workday, what do you really have to show for the hours you put in? This isn’t the case at Veritas Steel in Eau Claire, which fabricates ...

The Chippewa Valley Job Market By the Numbers

unemployment in the Chippewa Valley is near a record low

Amid the complaints on one hand that “no one wants to work” and on the other hand that “no one will hire me,” it’s sometimes helpful to take a step back and look at the actual numbers that encapsulate the labor market. At the moment ...

CVTC Grad Pursues a New Path

prototype designer returns to school, scraps old career for a new one in nursing

Tim Cook was looking for a challenge after working in a career for nearly 15 years and deciding to go back to school. After working in the industry with two bachelor’s degrees under his belt in design and prototyping, he had reached his limit and his potential ...

New Training Institute Tackles Healthcare Worker Shortage

initiative aims to educate hundreds of Chippewa Valley workers about health jobs

A foundation affiliated with a Chippewa Valley-based healthcare provider is taking a unique approach to filling the acute need for healthcare workers in Wisconsin. The Dove Healthcare Community Foundation recently created ...